barregã

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese barragãa, of uncertain origin. Compare Spanish barragán.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ʁeˈɡɐ̃/ [ba.heˈɡɐ̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ʁeˈɡɐ̃/ [ba.heˈɡɐ̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ba.ʁeˈɡɐ̃/ [ba.χeˈɡɐ̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ʁɨˈɡɐ̃/ [bɐ.ʁɨˈɣɐ̃]

• Hyphenation: bar‧re‧gã

Noun

barregã f (plural barregãs)

1. (archaic) concubine (a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife)

   Synonyms: concubina, amásia

Related terms

• abarregado
• barregão